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Formerly the Glebe Island Bridge, on Remembrance Day, 11 November 1998, the New South Wales Government bestowed the bridge to the New South Wales Returned Serviceman’s League for re-naming as ‘The ANZAC Bridge’ as a memorial to those who formed the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps - the ANZACs.
The monument located at the western end of the bridge is of an Australian soldier, and on the eastern end of the bridge is a monument of a New Zealand soldier. A handful of sand from Gallipoli rests under the foot of the digger as a permanent connection with comrades who fell and remain at the Gallipoli Battlefield in Turkey. The four metre bronze statue of an Australian World War One Digger was placed on the western end monument on the 25th April 2000. The statue of the New Zealand soldier was officially dedicated on the 27th April 2008.
Location
| Address: | Western Distributor Freeway, Rozelle, 2039 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.867778 Long: 151.181389 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Structure |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
| Artist: | Alan Somerville (New Zealand) |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 11th November, 1998 |
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ANZAC Bridge
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This bridge was officially renamed ANZAC Bridge on Remembrance Day 11 November 1998 by the Honourable Bob Carr MP Premier of New South Wales
G E (Rusty) Priest President Returned and Services League (NSW Branch)
Australian and New South Wales Governments
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Glebe Island Bridge officially opened on Sunday, 3 December, 1995 by the Hon Peter Baldwin MP Federal Minister for Social Security Federal Member for Sydney
The Hon Bob Carr, MP NSW Premier
The Hon Michael Knight MP Minister for the Olympics Minister for Roads
Jointly funded by the Commonwealth and New South Wales Governments
ANZAC Memorial was officially unveiled by the Honourable Bob Carr MP Premier of New South Wales
Mr G E (Rusty) Priest AM State President RSL of Australia (NSW Branch)
on ANZAC Day 25 April 2000
In the presence of
Mr C E Mance A WW1 Veteran
Ms Priscilla Williams Consul- General of New Zealand
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The RTA commissioned Alan Somerville, Artist/ Sculptor to create this 4.2m bronze statue of a World War 1 Digger as a memorial to the ANZACS
Sand from Ari Burnu Beach, Gallipoli was collected and placed under the statue by Mr G E (Rusty) Priest AM State President, RSL of Australia (NSW Branch)
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New Zealand ANZAC Memorial
Officially dedicated by the Right Honourable Helen Clark Prime Minister of New Zealand
The Honourable Morri Iemma Premier of New South Wales
27 April 2008
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To the fallen
Beneath this statue of a New Zealand World War 1 soldier is sand from the shores of Gallipoli as a tribute to all New Zealand and Australian service personnel who have lost their lives in time of war
Ka Maumahara Toni Tatou Ki A Ratou
We will remember them
27 April 2008
Mr. D E J Rowe OAM AVM Robin Klitscher CBE DFC AFC
RSL State President RNZRSA National President
